Abdominal Pain

Dr. Aaron Worth and Dr. Havilah Sthole join the show to discuss the essentials of evaluating the child with abdominal pain in the pediatric clinic. What are the key questions to ask? How do we get a good physical exam with an anxious child? They describe an approach to care for children suffering from common disorders in the pediatric primary care clinic but also include the must not miss findings and diagnoses associated with this very non-specific complaint. All of this and more from the Department of Pediatrics at the Medical College of Georgia. Check out our website: https://www.augusta.edu/mcg/pediatrics/residency/podcast.php Please subscribe, rate and review. Questions, comments or feedback? Please email us at [email protected] References for this episode: Baker, Robert D. “Acute Abdominal Pain.” Pediatrics in Review, vol. 39, no. 3, 2018, pp. 130–139., doi:10.1542/pir.2017-0089. Hyman, P. E. “Chronic and Recurrent Abdominal Pain.” Pediatrics in Review, vol. 37, no. 9, 2016, pp. 377–390., doi:10.1542/pir.2015-0169. Balighian, E. and Burke, M. “Urinary Tract Infections in Children”. Pediatrics in Review, vol. 39, no. 3, 2018, pp 377-390 Pediatric appendicitis: state of the art review. Pediatr Surg Int (2017) 33:269–283 Granado-Villar, D., et al. “Acute Gastroenteritis.” Pediatrics in Review, vol. 33, no. 11, 2012, pp. 487–495., doi:10.1542/pir.33-11-487. Michail, S. “Gastroesophageal Reflux.” Pediatrics in Review, vol. 28, no. 3, 2007, pp. 101–110., doi:10.1542/pir.28-3-101 Rosen R, Vandenplas Y, Singendonk M, et al. Pediatric Gastroesophageal Reflux Clinical Practice Guidelines: Joint Recommendations of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition and the European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2018;66(3):516‐554. doi:10.1097/MPG.0000000000001889 In Kliegman, R., In Stanton, B., In St, G. J. W., In Schor, N. F., In Behrman, R. E., & Nelson, W. E. (2020). Nelson textbook of pediatrics.